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Last call for tobacco auctions in Wilson area volumes fall
In Wilson North Carolina the flue cured tobacco auction market shows a sharp decline with warehouses closing and buyers shifting away as growers sell 302362 pounds at 160 to 175 per pound. Industry leaders warn the auction system may be ending due to federal crop cuts and direct grower contracts by big cigarette makers.
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Donald “Stumpy” Winborne
Center
Wainwright
Wilson
N.C
Walter Wilkerson
Winborne
Bright Belt
Florida
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Ohio
Tennessee
West Virginia
Denny Wilson
Lexington
Burley Auction Warehouse Association
Richmond
Philip Morris Co